November Molting

Posted on 2020-07-13 by Bartholomew Barker

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May we break free
from this ugly shell
a better country

(from this week’s Living Poetry Prompt)

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About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
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19 Responses to November Molting

  1. carolyncordon's avatar carolyncordon says:
    2020-07-13 at 20:48

    So true, for current circumstances.

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  2. poeeternal's avatar PoeEternal says:
    2020-07-13 at 20:58

    Things will likely get worse before they get better…

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  3. Emily Cooper's avatar Emily Cooper says:
    2020-07-13 at 21:53

    PSA: Don’t forget to vote!

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  4. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar Lisa Tomey says:
    2020-07-13 at 22:12

    Hope is always alive.

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  6. Barry McFarlane's avatar Barry McFarlane says:
    2020-07-14 at 12:44

    Yes let’s hope so!

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  7. Kritika Maheshwari's avatar Kritika says:
    2020-07-16 at 01:18

    True that is.

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